Herewith the sob story of the Little engine that could not.....
So 6th had to play against the feared Edenvale. Edenvale currently lying at the top of the table, whereas our fearless (well, maybe except for Dirk) warriors are in the middle somewhere....
First up is "G-Nius". Dirk played a loke who just did not want to stop running. Fearing the worst, as Dirk has been offline for a few weeks, the team began warming up early. However, Dirk played the kind of game that would make many people much younger than him, very proud. Pushing his opponent back and front, left and right, but mostly keeping his calm, G-nius made short work of his bandanna sporting opponent. When Dirk played a bad shot, it had enough disguise on it to fool the opponent into hitting the tin. Well done young man. So we take the lead 3-0.
Second up is TheRealG, or "The Squash player formally knows as BigG". Recovering from a 6 week layoff due to a nasty little virus that may or may not have come from a bacon producing animal, there was not a whole lot of lung/leg functional co-ordination during the warm up.. or the game for that matter. His opponent was a young Matric guy who brought his Mom along for moral support. After losing the first game 15-4, including serving his first three serves out, TheRealG decided it was time to employ the Jedi Mind tricks that he saw on a movie from far far away. The next game was closer with the youngster resisting the subtle bumps and deft skills of the 'porker'. Down 15-13. Ok, time to get nasty. Ask him about his matric exam tomorrow, between rallies. Blow his mom a kiss and a wink while he is watching....Ask him what his experience with girls has been like so far.... all nearly worked, but TheRealG still went down 16-14 in the third. 3-0 dammit. Score 3 each at this stage.
Then G-Bo....
G-Bo went on the court looking like a man possessed. Or like someone who had been calling people to pay him rent all day with no luck. Even though he played a guy that had just had major surgery on a very sensitive part of his anatomy, this did not get in the way of the man some people claim is actually the "Stig" for his powerful drives down the wall. Back and forth they tussled like two enraged he-men, seeing who could hit one of the small dots off the ball first. In the end, after some very entertaining squash, and some missed opportunities, G-Bo went down 3-2.
and finally... just needing to win the final rubber 3-1....
on to the court strides that squash colossus that is G-String. GavinG looked awesome during the warm up. Looked magnificent during the first game where his low crisp shots had his opponent gasping in wonder. Easy first game. He looked invincible in the second game, with some elegant drives and boasts from the front. In fact, he was looking like a candidate for player of the year right up until 8-8 in the third. Then something happened. Some would blame that solar flares. Other the cell phone towers, but whatever it was, G-string decided it was time to change tactics. That led to the loss of the game. Not to worry. 3-1 gets us a team win. Well, turns out that the next game also went the way of Louis the Boef. so now it is 2-2. A quick points count should....oh crap. We have to win the final game by 22 points. Just win it for pride young man, we all cheered. Apparently this was not heard above the sound of the ball hitting the tin. 3-2 away.
So we lost.
Next week, the little engine begins again.
Match result : 7 - 12
